{"id":37688,"date":"2016-09-25T14:45:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T21:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37688"},"modified":"2021-02-04T00:22:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T07:22:49","slug":"house-on-92nd-street-the-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37688","title":{"rendered":"House on 92nd Street, The (1945)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The Germans felt that Dietrich was an extremely valuable man; so did the FBI.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Poster-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Poster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Poster.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA German-American university student (William Eythe) is recruited by a group of Nazi spies &#8212; led by a dress-shop owner (Signe Hasso) &#8212; but instead becomes a double-agent for the FBI.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Henry Hathaway Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Dramas<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Nazis<\/li>\n<li>Signe Hasso Films<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWinner of an Academy Award for best original story, this semi-documentary look at the take-down of an American Nazi spy ring &#8212; based on the life of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_G._Sebold\">William G. Sebold<\/a> &#8212; was the first film made with full cooperation by the FBI, and was enormously popular with audiences who were surely giddy with relief by the end of World War II. Unfortunately, other than telling an interesting real-life tale &#8212; and effectively incorporating some authentic footage &#8212; the film hasn&#8217;t held up all that well. The Nazi spies are pure baddies:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Hasso.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Hasso.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Hasso.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Hasso-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Hasso-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Hasso-347x270.png 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the dialogue is clunky, and lead actor Eythe isn&#8217;t all that memorable (likely intentionally so, given that he was playing someone attempting to remain calm and discrete). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Eythe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Eythe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Eythe.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Eythe-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Eythe-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Eythe-347x270.png 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Sebold apparently had a very challenging time of it after his life-threatening efforts on behalf of the United States; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Double-Agent-First-Outwitted-Destroyed\/dp\/1451667965\/\">a book about this unsung hero<\/a> was recently released. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nice incorporation of authentic footage with dramatic material<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-FBI.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-FBI.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-FBI.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-FBI-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-FBI-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Authentic2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Authentic2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Authentic2.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Authentic2-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Authentic2-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Norbert Brodine&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Cinematography.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Cinematography-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/House-on-92nd-Street-Cinematography-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look. Listed as a film with Historical Importance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037795\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/17479\/house-on-92nd-street-the\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/78582\/the-house-on-92nd-street#articles-reviews?articleId=359254\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Germans felt that Dietrich was an extremely valuable man; so did the FBI.&#8221; Synopsis: A German-American university student (William Eythe) is recruited by a group of Nazi spies &#8212; led by a dress-shop owner (Signe Hasso) &#8212; but instead becomes a double-agent for the FBI. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Henry Hathaway Films Historical Dramas Mistaken or Hidden Identities Nazis Signe Hasso Films Spies World War II Review: Winner of an Academy Award for best original story, this semi-documentary&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37688\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37688"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68525,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37688\/revisions\/68525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}